Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone), a small-time boxer from working-class Philadelphia, is arbitrarily chosen to take on the reigning world heavyweight champion, Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers), when the undefeated fighter's scheduled opponent is injured. While training with feisty former bantamweight contender Mickey Goldmill (Burgess Meredith), Rocky tentatively begins a relationship with Adrian (Talia Shire), the wallflower sister of his meat-packer pal Paulie (Burt Young).

    Rating:
    PG
    Genre:
    Drama
    Original Language:
    English
    Director:
    John G. Avildsen
    Producer:
    Irwin Winkler, Robert Chartoff
    Writer:
    Sylvester Stallone
    Release Date (Theaters):
    Dec 1, 1976  wide
    Release Date (Streaming):
    Feb 8, 2005
    Runtime:
    1h 59m
    Distributor:
    MGM/UA Home Entertainment Inc., CBS/Fox, United Artists
    Sound Mix:
    Mono
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    Rocky